Shloka 24

Duryodhana-vadha-pratikriyā: Harṣa, Nindā, and Kṛṣṇa’s Nīti-vyākhyā (Śalya-parva 60)

Devanagari script

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच अरोषणो हि धर्मात्मा सततं धर्मवत्सल: । भवान्‌ प्रख्यायते लोके तस्मात्‌ संशाम्य मा क्रुध:

Transliteration

śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca: aroṣaṇo hi dharmātmā satataṃ dharmavatsalaḥ | bhavān prakhyāyate loke tasmāt saṃśāmya mā krudhaḥ ||

Translation

Śrī Kṛṣṇa dit : «L’homme de dharma est, en vérité, sans colère et toujours épris du dharma. Tu es renommé dans le monde pour une telle conduite ; aussi, reprends-toi — ne cède pas à la fureur.»

Word by Word

• श्रीकृष्णः: Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• श्रीकृष्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीकृष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular

• अरोषणः: not prone to anger, unwrathful
• अरोषणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अरोषण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed, for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• धर्मात्मा: one whose nature is dharma; righteous-souled
• धर्मात्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सततम्: always, constantly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत

• धर्मवत्सलः: fond of dharma; devoted to righteousness
• धर्मवत्सलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मवत्सल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भवान्: you (honorific)
• भवान्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रख्यायते: is proclaimed/known (as), is renowned
• Type: Verb
• Root: ख्यै
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada (Passive/Reflexive sense)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• तस्मात्: therefore, from that reason
• तस्मात्: Apadana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• संशाम्य: having calmed (yourself), restraining
• Type: Verb
• Root: शम्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada

• मा: do not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा
• Form: Prohibitive particle

• क्रुधः: be angry
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रुध्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Kṛṣṇa links true righteousness with mastery over anger: one devoted to dharma should restrain wrath, especially when one’s public reputation is grounded in ethical conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Shalya Parva context, Kṛṣṇa addresses someone who is becoming angry and urges him to calm down, reminding him that a dharmic person is known for forbearance and steady commitment to righteousness.